Land of Black Gold
Graphic Nov.
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$1398
Chapter Book · Ages 10–13 · 1950 · Est. 1.5 hour read

Land of Black Gold

Written by Hergé

Part of the The Adventures of Tintin series

Exploding engines lead to a perilous quest for the truth.

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62 pages· 9,173 words· Est. 1.5 hour read· ~330L
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Bookroo's summary

Tintin embarks on a daring journey to the Middle East, joined by the bumbling detectives Thompson and Thompson. As car engines mysteriously explode across the nation, they must uncover the sinister plot behind the tampered oil. Will they unravel the truth before it's too late?

From the publisher

The classic graphic novel. Car engines have started spontaneously exploding all over the country . . . someone’s been tampering with the oil! Tintin, with Thompson and Thompson at his side, sails on an oil tanker to the Middle East to track down the source of the faulty oil.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
62
Words
9,173
Reading age
10–13
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
~330L
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~2.4
F&P level
~J
Publication
Published
September 30, 1975
First published
February 1, 1950
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book · Graphic novel
Identifiers
ISBN
9780316358446
LCCN
75007896
OCLC
27875000

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